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13/04/22

Gilmore Girls

I just finished watching season 5 of Gilmore Girls and I absolutely adore this show, so I'm gonna gush about it.
I have a huge crush on Luke and just love his and Lorelai's relationship. It's basically grumpy bf and cheery gf. They're definitely not perfect but they do work so well together and really complement each other. Sure they don't have the best communication, but for the early 2000's, they're actually pretty decent at the talking and I love how Luke makes an effort to be more open about himself. Plus it wouldn't make for an interesting show if they had perfect communications anyways. Going through the challenges and hardships with them is an amazing experience.
The relationship between Rory and Lorelai is just so cute and entertaining. Their witty quips and dialogue is fun to watch, and it's nice to see a healthy mother-daughter relationship on the screen. Although in season 5 it feels like they kinda ruined Rory. Their relationship did sour a little, with Rory being less open and honest with her mom, but that may be cause it was her first time alone and she didn't wanna be a mama's girl anymore, which, fair enough. But for the season to end with Rory DROPPING OUT??? It feels so out of character; Rory was having the time of her life at Yale, she was really enjoying it. And after all the shit she gave Dean for deciding to drop out, it just seems wayyy too out of character (speaking of Dean, she really slept with him while he was married??? Maybe it'll seem more in character the second time I watch the show. But it just doesn't seem like Rory). That was her biggest thing: you have to at least finish school. I don't know what's in store, but I do hope she changes her mind and doesn't let the idiot Mitch ruin her life long dream.
The show also hits the nostalgic factor of the early 2000's which I just love. Even though I was born in 2003, the whole setting and vibe of the show really did remind me of my childhood. Not living in the US meant our tech and trends advanced a little later, so I experienced most early 2000's fads in my childhood.
I'm not much of a TV show watcher, especially ones with 7 whole seasons and a bonus season, but my sister was just adamant I watched it, at least the first two episodes. I'm so glad I actually listened to this recommendation, this is definitely a comfort show and I feel I may watch this show again in the future. I have so much love for these characters (except Taylor, I hate him so much) and am honestly sad I only have 2 seasons left
**************** LUKE HAS A DAUGHTER NOW??!!! Man these people really don’t know how to NOT procreate **************** I also may or may not have spoiled the ending for myself, purely cause I couldn't deal with not knowing whether Luke and Lorelai are endgame, cause I would be absolutely reckt if they don't end up getting married. Now I know they do get married, in the ten years later reboot, and that LORELAI AND CHRISTOPHER GET MARRIED. I am not looking forward to season 7. Honestly Luke and Lorelai are my comfort couple, so sureee they gotta do this for the drama, but why couldn't they just have them go through hardship TOGETHER??? Spoiling it for me didn't end up doing much in the end, now I'm just dreading what's to come lol.
I see why seasons 6 & 7 are the worst rated, they didn't really take the characters and the stories in the direction that seemed to make sense, like making Rory uncharactaristically annoying and mean. She's supposed to be an angel man. That said, I'm still watching the show to the end, and probably also gonna rewatch seasons 1 - 5. These characters are forever a part of me and I love them the way I cannot love people who are real. Also the 2000s nostalgia is big, and this show gave me the push to finally decide on buying a flip phone, which I intend to buy in the summer.
20/04/22

Gilmore Girls Continued

I just finished season 6 and I really don't feel like watching the last season. I genuinely don't think the utimatum between marriage and breaing up was in character for Lorelai; she wasn't big on marriage for a real long time, then when she finally was ready for marriage she failed to communicate that to Luke. Lorelai, who almost always says how she feels and doesn't bottle things up for MONTHS, told Luke absolutely nothing at all!! That was supposed to be Luke's thing lol. It really just feels like the writers didn't know what to do anymore and just slapped a bunch of drama on to fill the episodes, which sucks cause now it feels like I'm watching a show, I'm no longer immeresed in the world.
And I wanna talk about the bullshit advice the therapist lady gave Lorelai: You have to go chase what you want, and if Luke can't give that to you, then maybe he isn't the one. EXCUSE ME?! The thing she wants is marriage, shouldn't she chase it with the guy she loves?? Like if he can't give her marriage, then what? She finds some random guy to marry?? That doesn't make any sense. I can understand that she was scared he would leave again if she pushed him, but does that really matter since in both scenarios the worst case is they seperate? Wouldn't it have been better to talk to him about it instead of skulking for months and avoiding him??? Especially since his reason for not marrying was cause of April, and she knew that things with April would get better if they did marry; Lorelai could finally have a relationship with her. It just hurts that they're gonna go an entire season apart, and only get back together in the finale.
When I do finish the show, I intend to watch the first few seasons again, so my latest memory is filled with the characters when they were good lol.
Sweet is the sound of falling rain
When safe inside,
The howling of the wind like a pack of wolves,
Muffled by the warm crackling fire
With immense pain I entrusted
Your safety to the hands of others
And thus you were no longer inside
Now protected by neither fire nor shelter
With great sorrow I watched
As they struggled to protect you
With nothing but hope.
In vain were their efforts
Great was your descent to the earth
But unlike the falling rain
Sour was the sound you made